Years colonized in Gabon

Gabon: Years colonized was 75 in 2022. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2022)
75
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 159 countries
All-time high
75
in 1960
All-time low
0
in 1462
Years of data
561
1462–2022

Years colonized in Gabon, 1462–2022

020406080146217422022

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

In 2022, years colonized in Gabon stood at 75. That is the highest value across all 561 years on record.

That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, years colonized in Gabon peaked at 75 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 0, in 1462.

Gabon ranks 78th of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Years colonized in Gabon, year by year

Annual values for Years colonized in Gabon, 1462 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1462 0 —
1463 0 —
1464 0 —
1465 0 —
1466 0 —
1467 0 —
1468 0 —
1469 0 —
1470 0 —
1471 0 —
1472 0 —
1473 0 —
1474 0 —
1475 0 —
1476 0 —
1477 0 —
1478 0 —
1479 0 —
1480 0 —
1481 0 —
1482 0 —
1483 0 —
1484 0 —
1485 0 —
1486 0 —
1487 0 —
1488 0 —
1489 0 —
1490 0 —
1491 0 —
1492 0 —
1493 0 —
1494 0 —
1495 0 —
1496 0 —
1497 0 —
1498 0 —
1499 0 —
1500 0 —
1501 0 —
1502 0 —
1503 0 —
1504 0 —
1505 0 —
1506 0 —
1507 0 —
1508 0 —
1509 0 —
1510 0 —
1511 0 —
1512 0 —
1513 0 —
1514 0 —
1515 0 —
1516 0 —
1517 0 —
1518 0 —
1519 0 —
1520 0 —
1521 0 —
1522 0 —
1523 0 —
1524 0 —
1525 0 —
1526 0 —
1527 0 —
1528 0 —
1529 0 —
1530 0 —
1531 0 —
1532 0 —
1533 0 —
1534 0 —
1535 0 —
1536 0 —
1537 0 —
1538 0 —
1539 0 —
1540 0 —
1541 0 —
1542 0 —
1543 0 —
1544 0 —
1545 0 —
1546 0 —
1547 0 —
1548 0 —
1549 0 —
1550 0 —
1551 0 —
1552 0 —
1553 0 —
1554 0 —
1555 0 —
1556 0 —
1557 0 —
1558 0 —
1559 0 —
1560 0 —
1561 0 —
1562 0 —
1563 0 —
1564 0 —
1565 0 —
1566 0 —
1567 0 —
1568 0 —
1569 0 —
1570 0 —
1571 0 —
1572 0 —
1573 0 —
1574 0 —
1575 0 —
1576 0 —
1577 0 —
1578 0 —
1579 0 —
1580 0 —
1581 0 —
1582 0 —
1583 0 —
1584 0 —
1585 0 —
1586 0 —
1587 0 —
1588 0 —
1589 0 —
1590 0 —
1591 0 —
1592 0 —
1593 0 —
1594 0 —
1595 0 —
1596 0 —
1597 0 —
1598 0 —
1599 0 —
1600 0 —
1601 0 —
1602 0 —
1603 0 —
1604 0 —
1605 0 —
1606 0 —
1607 0 —
1608 0 —
1609 0 —
1610 0 —
1611 0 —
1612 0 —
1613 0 —
1614 0 —
1615 0 —
1616 0 —
1617 0 —
1618 0 —
1619 0 —
1620 0 —
1621 0 —
1622 0 —
1623 0 —
1624 0 —
1625 0 —
1626 0 —
1627 0 —
1628 0 —
1629 0 —
1630 0 —
1631 0 —
1632 0 —
1633 0 —
1634 0 —
1635 0 —
1636 0 —
1637 0 —
1638 0 —
1639 0 —
1640 0 —
1641 0 —
1642 0 —
1643 0 —
1644 0 —
1645 0 —
1646 0 —
1647 0 —
1648 0 —
1649 0 —
1650 0 —
1651 0 —
1652 0 —
1653 0 —
1654 0 —
1655 0 —
1656 0 —
1657 0 —
1658 0 —
1659 0 —
1660 0 —
1661 0 —
1662 0 —
1663 0 —
1664 0 —
1665 0 —
1666 0 —
1667 0 —
1668 0 —
1669 0 —
1670 0 —
1671 0 —
1672 0 —
1673 0 —
1674 0 —
1675 0 —
1676 0 —
1677 0 —
1678 0 —
1679 0 —
1680 0 —
1681 0 —
1682 0 —
1683 0 —
1684 0 —
1685 0 —
1686 0 —
1687 0 —
1688 0 —
1689 0 —
1690 0 —
1691 0 —
1692 0 —
1693 0 —
1694 0 —
1695 0 —
1696 0 —
1697 0 —
1698 0 —
1699 0 —
1700 0 —
1701 0 —
1702 0 —
1703 0 —
1704 0 —
1705 0 —
1706 0 —
1707 0 —
1708 0 —
1709 0 —
1710 0 —
1711 0 —
1712 0 —
1713 0 —
1714 0 —
1715 0 —
1716 0 —
1717 0 —
1718 0 —
1719 0 —
1720 0 —
1721 0 —
1722 0 —
1723 0 —
1724 0 —
1725 0 —
1726 0 —
1727 0 —
1728 0 —
1729 0 —
1730 0 —
1731 0 —
1732 0 —
1733 0 —
1734 0 —
1735 0 —
1736 0 —
1737 0 —
1738 0 —
1739 0 —
1740 0 —
1741 0 —
1742 0 —
1743 0 —
1744 0 —
1745 0 —
1746 0 —
1747 0 —
1748 0 —
1749 0 —
1750 0 —
1751 0 —
1752 0 —
1753 0 —
1754 0 —
1755 0 —
1756 0 —
1757 0 —
1758 0 —
1759 0 —
1760 0 —
1761 0 —
1762 0 —
1763 0 —
1764 0 —
1765 0 —
1766 0 —
1767 0 —
1768 0 —
1769 0 —
1770 0 —
1771 0 —
1772 0 —
1773 0 —
1774 0 —
1775 0 —
1776 0 —
1777 0 —
1778 0 —
1779 0 —
1780 0 —
1781 0 —
1782 0 —
1783 0 —
1784 0 —
1785 0 —
1786 0 —
1787 0 —
1788 0 —
1789 0 —
1790 0 —
1791 0 —
1792 0 —
1793 0 —
1794 0 —
1795 0 —
1796 0 —
1797 0 —
1798 0 —
1799 0 —
1800 0 —
1801 0 —
1802 0 —
1803 0 —
1804 0 —
1805 0 —
1806 0 —
1807 0 —
1808 0 —
1809 0 —
1810 0 —
1811 0 —
1812 0 —
1813 0 —
1814 0 —
1815 0 —
1816 0 —
1817 0 —
1818 0 —
1819 0 —
1820 0 —
1821 0 —
1822 0 —
1823 0 —
1824 0 —
1825 0 —
1826 0 —
1827 0 —
1828 0 —
1829 0 —
1830 0 —
1831 0 —
1832 0 —
1833 0 —
1834 0 —
1835 0 —
1836 0 —
1837 0 —
1838 0 —
1839 0 —
1840 0 —
1841 0 —
1842 0 —
1843 0 —
1844 0 —
1845 0 —
1846 0 —
1847 0 —
1848 0 —
1849 0 —
1850 0 —
1851 0 —
1852 0 —
1853 0 —
1854 0 —
1855 0 —
1856 0 —
1857 0 —
1858 0 —
1859 0 —
1860 0 —
1861 0 —
1862 0 —
1863 0 —
1864 0 —
1865 0 —
1866 0 —
1867 0 —
1868 0 —
1869 0 —
1870 0 —
1871 0 —
1872 0 —
1873 0 —
1874 0 —
1875 0 —
1876 0 —
1877 0 —
1878 0 —
1879 0 —
1880 0 —
1881 0 —
1882 0 —
1883 0 —
1884 0 —
1885 0 —
1886 1 —
1887 2 +100.0%
1888 3 +50.0%
1889 4 +33.3%
1890 5 +25.0%
1891 6 +20.0%
1892 7 +16.7%
1893 8 +14.3%
1894 9 +12.5%
1895 10 +11.1%
1896 11 +10.0%
1897 12 +9.1%
1898 13 +8.3%
1899 14 +7.7%
1900 15 +7.1%
1901 16 +6.7%
1902 17 +6.2%
1903 18 +5.9%
1904 19 +5.6%
1905 20 +5.3%
1906 21 +5.0%
1907 22 +4.8%
1908 23 +4.5%
1909 24 +4.3%
1910 25 +4.2%
1911 26 +4.0%
1912 27 +3.8%
1913 28 +3.7%
1914 29 +3.6%
1915 30 +3.4%
1916 31 +3.3%
1917 32 +3.2%
1918 33 +3.1%
1919 34 +3.0%
1920 35 +2.9%
1921 36 +2.9%
1922 37 +2.8%
1923 38 +2.7%
1924 39 +2.6%
1925 40 +2.6%
1926 41 +2.5%
1927 42 +2.4%
1928 43 +2.4%
1929 44 +2.3%
1930 45 +2.3%
1931 46 +2.2%
1932 47 +2.2%
1933 48 +2.1%
1934 49 +2.1%
1935 50 +2.0%
1936 51 +2.0%
1937 52 +2.0%
1938 53 +1.9%
1939 54 +1.9%
1940 55 +1.9%
1941 56 +1.8%
1942 57 +1.8%
1943 58 +1.8%
1944 59 +1.7%
1945 60 +1.7%
1946 61 +1.7%
1947 62 +1.6%
1948 63 +1.6%
1949 64 +1.6%
1950 65 +1.6%
1951 66 +1.5%
1952 67 +1.5%
1953 68 +1.5%
1954 69 +1.5%
1955 70 +1.4%
1956 71 +1.4%
1957 72 +1.4%
1958 73 +1.4%
1959 74 +1.4%
1960 75 +1.4%
1961 75 +0.0%
1962 75 +0.0%
1963 75 +0.0%
1964 75 +0.0%
1965 75 +0.0%
1966 75 +0.0%
1967 75 +0.0%
1968 75 +0.0%
1969 75 +0.0%
1970 75 +0.0%
1971 75 +0.0%
1972 75 +0.0%
1973 75 +0.0%
1974 75 +0.0%
1975 75 +0.0%
1976 75 +0.0%
1977 75 +0.0%
1978 75 +0.0%
1979 75 +0.0%
1980 75 +0.0%
1981 75 +0.0%
1982 75 +0.0%
1983 75 +0.0%
1984 75 +0.0%
1985 75 +0.0%
1986 75 +0.0%
1987 75 +0.0%
1988 75 +0.0%
1989 75 +0.0%
1990 75 +0.0%
1991 75 +0.0%
1992 75 +0.0%
1993 75 +0.0%
1994 75 +0.0%
1995 75 +0.0%
1996 75 +0.0%
1997 75 +0.0%
1998 75 +0.0%
1999 75 +0.0%
2000 75 +0.0%
2001 75 +0.0%
2002 75 +0.0%
2003 75 +0.0%
2004 75 +0.0%
2005 75 +0.0%
2006 75 +0.0%
2007 75 +0.0%
2008 75 +0.0%
2009 75 +0.0%
2010 75 +0.0%
2011 75 +0.0%
2012 75 +0.0%
2013 75 +0.0%
2014 75 +0.0%
2015 75 +0.0%
2016 75 +0.0%
2017 75 +0.0%
2018 75 +0.0%
2019 75 +0.0%
2020 75 +0.0%
2021 75 +0.0%
2022 75 +0.0%

Gabon compared with similar countries

  • Gabon's 75 is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 198, 38% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
  • Gabon's 75 is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 70, 1.1× the median. (48 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Years colonized in Gabon changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1887 +100.0% 1 2
1888 +50.0% 2 3
1889 +33.3% 3 4
1890 +25.0% 4 5

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1460s 0 0 0 8
1470s 0 0 0 10
1480s 0 0 0 10
1490s 0 0 0 10
1500s 0 0 0 10
1510s 0 0 0 10
1520s 0 0 0 10
1530s 0 0 0 10
1540s 0 0 0 10
1550s 0 0 0 10
1560s 0 0 0 10
1570s 0 0 0 10
1580s 0 0 0 10
1590s 0 0 0 10
1600s 0 0 0 10
1610s 0 0 0 10
1620s 0 0 0 10
1630s 0 0 0 10
1640s 0 0 0 10
1650s 0 0 0 10
1660s 0 0 0 10
1670s 0 0 0 10
1680s 0 0 0 10
1690s 0 0 0 10
1700s 0 0 0 10
1710s 0 0 0 10
1720s 0 0 0 10
1730s 0 0 0 10
1740s 0 0 0 10
1750s 0 0 0 10
1760s 0 0 0 10
1770s 0 0 0 10
1780s 0 0 0 10
1790s 0 0 0 10
1800s 0 0 0 10
1810s 0 0 0 10
1820s 0 0 0 10
1830s 0 0 0 10
1840s 0 0 0 10
1850s 0 0 0 10
1860s 0 0 0 10
1870s 0 0 0 10
1880s 1 0 4 10
1890s 9.5 5 14 10
1900s 19.5 15 24 10
1910s 29.5 25 34 10
1920s 39.5 35 44 10
1930s 49.5 45 54 10
1940s 59.5 55 64 10
1950s 69.5 65 74 10
1960s 75 75 75 10
1970s 75 75 75 10
1980s 75 75 75 10
1990s 75 75 75 10
2000s 75 75 75 10
2010s 75 75 75 10
2020s 75 75 75 3

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Frequently asked questions

What is years colonized in Gabon?
Years colonized in Gabon was 75 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest years colonized recorded in Gabon?
The highest recorded value was 75 in 1960.
What is the lowest years colonized recorded in Gabon?
The lowest recorded value was 0 in 1462.
How does Gabon rank for years colonized?
Gabon ranks 78th out of 159 countries with data for 2022.
Is years colonized rising or falling in Gabon?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Gabon data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Years colonized. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Years colonized
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
159 places, 88,747 data points, 1462–2022
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